2008 Race: Utah District 03
Most members of Congress get the bulk of their campaign contributions from two main sources: the industries that make up the economic base of their home district and the Washington-based interest groups that pay more attention to the member's committee assignments in Congress. In addition, most Democrats receive substantial sums from labor unions.
From this table, you can get a flavor of which are the top industries giving to the candidates running for Congress in your district. Do the industries match your local economy, or are they more Washington-based? If the latter, the candidate may have divided loyalties on issues where the interests of their cash constituents conflict with those of the voters who elected them.
Jason Chaffetz (R)
|Misc Manufacturing & Distributing||$10,600|
|Oil & Gas||$7,500|
|Building Materials & Equipment||$6,000|
Bennion L Spencer (D)
|Building Trade Unions||$14,000|
|Misc Manufacturing & Distributing||$250|
Jim Noorlander (3)
NOTE: All the numbers on this page are for the 2007-2008 House election cycle and based on Federal Election Commission data available electronically on Monday, March 11, 2013.("Help! The numbers don't add up...")
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